Changes Since 1965 Since 1965, the film industry has been changing constantly. Of those changes, the most dramatic is the social and political changes that have occurred. Since 1965, the boundaries of what was socially and politically acceptable have been pushed to the limit. Women have not always been represented well in movies. Many times…
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Tangerine (2015) VS Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Tangerine Tangerine follows the story of Sin-Dee Rella and Alexandra who are both transgender sex workers. While sitting together Alexandra reveals to Sin-Dee that while she was in jail for 28 days her boyfriend/pimp Chester had been cheating on her. Sin-Dee spends the entire day on a warpath to find out who Chester had been cheating…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) vs Deep Red (1975)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Texas Chainsaw Massacre (TSC), a film that is supposedly based on a true story, begins with Sally, her brother Franklin, and three others journeying to Sally’s grandfather’s grave after hearing it may have been robbed. Along the way, they make a quick detour at their family farmhouse that results in the brutal…
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Death (Doom) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom theatrically opens with a marvelous song called ‘Anything Goes’ sung by the films shallow damsel in distress, Willie. After a deal has gone wrong Indiana Jones, his sidekick Shorty, and a reluctant Willie flee from a group of what…
Young Frankenstein: An Unexpected Surprise
The opening of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is a dark and stormy night with sudden flashes of lightning and scary music playing in the background. This is an appropriate setting in a typical horror movie. However, everything that comes after is less like a horror movie and more like a roller coaster of laughs and giggles….
Bonnie and Clyde: Milestone or Tasteless?
Tone I will be completely honest when I say that Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde surprised me from beginning to end. At the beginning of the film, Bonnie shows off a lot of skin that I believe would have been quite scandalous in the 1960s. Still nude, Bonnie goes to her window and sees Clyde who…
Solaris: Andrei Tarkovsky’s Conventional Artistry
After the death of a doctor and continuing mental problems with the cosmonauts (Russian astronauts), psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to investigate at the space station orbiting the planet Solaris. Kris Kelvin soon discovers that the water on the planet Solaris brings out repressed obsessions and memories. Solaris, by Andrei Tarkovsky, is politically and socially…
The Impact Of ‘Megan Is Missing’ On My Life
When I think of ‘Megan is Missing’ I remember the horrifying images and videos of two girls who were kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. I saw ‘Megan is Missing’ for the first time when I was eleven years old. Most of the plot I do not recall. However, the vivid images of Megan’s body and Amy’s…
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